1.   Aetna had previously engaged in unsuccessful talks to take over Humana Inc. and PacifiCare Health Systems Inc., analysts said.

2.   After unsuccessful talks with other potential investors, reportedly including the Bank of China, Peregrine had no choice but to shut down.

3.   Borgen said that the company and the lawyers had unsuccessful talks to settle the lawsuit in February, March and April.

4.   Consolidated Newspapers said it had held unsuccessful talks with about four dozen prospective buyers who might have kept the paper running.

5.   Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott left Moscow on Sunday after three days of unsuccessful talks.

6.   Praxair made public its offer after six months of unsuccessful talks with CBI, which said it would review the offer.

7.   The firm previously entered unsuccessful takeover talks with Dutch Bank ING Groep NV and the German bank Bayerische Vereinsbank AG.

8.   Unsuccessful talks were held with Samsung Aerospace Industries Co. of Korea, a Russian group and Khazanah Nasional Berhad, a Malaysian state-owned investment company.

9.   Ratsiraka and Ravalomanana had returned only Monday from unsuccessful talks in Senegal meant to resolve the standoff.

10.   Australia has hosted unsuccessful talks twice before.